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The Mega Millions Ledger — September 1, 2026 in Numbers

Draw analyzed: Tuesday, September 1, 2026 · Window: last 50 draws

DRAW ANALYSISMega MillionsSeptember 1, 202612251616317

Numbers first, opinions later. Here is our statistical read on Mega Millions after the latest drawing — the full pattern report for the past 50 draws.

The result

12251616317

Official Mega Millions result for September 1, 2026.

Watch the carry-over: 51 appeared in back-to-back draws. And 1 finally woke up, ending a 41-draw drought.

Frequency map

The frequency chart below counts every appearance over the past 50 draws — peaks are the current favorites, valleys the quiet zones:

#1: 4#2: 0#3: 4#4: 2#5: 3#6: 3#7: 3#8: 3#9: 2#10: 3#11: 5#12: 3#13: 2#14: 6#15: 7#16: 5#17: 4#18: 4#19: 7#20: 1#21: 6#22: 4#23: 0#24: 4#25: 6#26: 2#27: 4#28: 1#29: 6#30: 1#31: 5#32: 3#33: 5#34: 1#35: 2#36: 4#37: 5#38: 3#39: 4#40: 4#41: 5#42: 4#43: 4#44: 2#45: 5#46: 3#47: 5#48: 1#49: 2#50: 4#51: 3#52: 7#53: 4#54: 7#55: 4#56: 2#57: 3#58: 0#59: 3#60: 6#61: 6#62: 3#63: 4#64: 4#65: 3#66: 3#67: 4#68: 2#69: 4#70: 2110203040506070

Current leaders: 15 (7×), 19 (7×), 52 (7×), 54 (7×), 14 (6×).

Shape of the draws

Zooming out, the recent draws share some clear structural tendencies:

Across the last 50 draws, the most common odd/even split was 3 odd out of 5 (seen in 40% of draws), with an average of 2.9 odd numbers per line. 2 of the numbers typically landed in the lower half (1–35). 26% of draws contained at least one consecutive pair, and 27% repeated at least one number from the draw before.

271–104411–203421–303631–403541–503951–603561–70

Appearances by play-slip section (rows of ten).

21·034·124·223·326·430·522·628·714·828·9

Appearances by last digit (·0 through ·9).

Sum trend

Now the trend curve. The chart below tracks the total of each drawn line over recent draws:

Line totals have averaged 179 over the window, ranging from 62 to 306; the middle half of results landed between 149 and 203. Over the most recent 20 draws the total has been drifting upward (regression slope 1.3 per draw around an average of 177).

Gap report

Finally, the gap report — which numbers have been missing longest, and which just ended a drought:

250 out2350 out5850 out3037 out3234 out332 out1029 out

2 currently leads the absence table at 50 draws without an appearance, followed by 23 (50), 58 (50), 30 (37). On the other side, a neighbor effect showed up in 61% of recent draws — a number one above or below a previous hit appearing next time out.

Two reference sets

We keep picks minimal here. Two reference lines for September 4, 2026, built straight from the stats above:

Hot StreakWeighted toward the most frequent numbers of the last 50 draws.
10152535365
Balanced MixFollows the dominant odd/even and low/high pattern with a typical sum range.
101451556114

Illustrative only — every combination has the same chance in a random drawing.

That's the full report. Everything above refreshes automatically after each draw — and if you'd like the same analysis in your pocket, the free Lottery Ticket Studio app has it.

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